Anchored
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Patrick R.
| Longville, Minnesota
New & Improved
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Matt M.
| Oak Park, Ill.
“Broken washer?” I would have wailed“Why me?” Then I would have had two beers, then two more since it was such a hard day. Actually, I would not have installed anything.
Birthday Party Syndrome
February 2018
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By:
Ellyn S.
| Miami, Fla.
It was a glamorous party, among beautiful people—but what happened next stayed with her until she chose recovery and changed her life
Bruised Knuckles and Black Eyes
September 2016
Clang of Steel
July 2016
The September Grapevine Is Here!
September 2014
This month's special section features stories by members who got sober in their 50s, 60s, 70s, or later
Finding Turtles
February 2014
By:
Peter S.
| Geyserville, California
Like the treasures of the sea, happiness comes when he’s not busy looking for it
Knees in the Grass
December 2011
By:
Don H.
| Gibsons, British Columbia
How a reliance on prayer took this man to the grave
Web Exclusive: God at the Picnic Table
July 2011
By:
Kathy R.
| Tucson, Arizona
A group of AAs turns it over to God and pulls together a Traditions workshop
Bedside stories
December 2009
By:
CAROLE P.
| San Francisco, Calif.
AAs volunteering in the 'Sunshine Club' take meetings to hospitals and shut-ins
The Tapestry Of AA And Sober Living
April 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Maryland
Recovery and fellowship woven together
The Middle Ground
September 2002
By:
Anonymous
| Evanston, Illinois
It's a spiritual place, where status and judgment don't exist, where we are all just imperfect human beings
Keeping Spiritually Fit
March 2012
By:
Gabriela R.
| Lynnwood, Washington
An AA reflects on some of the teachings of the Big Book
Staying Open to Change
April 1994
By:
Ed C.
| Lima, Ohio
This AA says we need to feel free to look into "every dark cranny of the past" in order to understand ourselves
At Every Meeting Look for Something to Take Home
January 1954
By:
Betty T.
| Los Angeles, California
At every meeting look for
Ham on Wry
December 1995
Ham on Wry
January 1994
Ham on Wry
October 1989